Name: _________________ Due Date: ​3/13/2020 

 
Argumentative Literary Menu 
“Outsmart Your Smartphone”

Appetizer
Create a Double-Bubble Thinking Map​ to highlight the comparisons (similarities) and
contrasts (differences) of the author’s themes (main messages) in “It’s Complicated” and
“Outsmart Your Smartphone” argumentative texts.

Entree
Skill: analyze the author’s use of print and graphic features to achieve specific purposes

The image on page ___/in paragraph ____ is included in the selection

most likely to/because-

Apply the APES strategy to write a ​short literary analysis​ to answer the STAAR stem.

Pay attention to the ​APES​ mnemonic:

A​- answer/address the STAAR stem/question

P​- provide text evidence (line or quote from text) to support your thinking
E​-explain/elaborate on the text evidence so that your connection is relevant and meaningful
S​- summarize your final ideas by restating or recapping your overall perspective

Dessert
Refute a claim that was suggested in either text, “It’s Complicated” or “Outsmart Your
Smartphone” by ​writing a counterclaim/counterargument.

Be sure to include reasons within your rebuttal and credible (trustworthy) evidence. You
might include expert opinions, facts, examples, personal experiences, numbers or statistics.